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CONTENTS
FA-2/FB-2 LOCOMOTIVE PRODUCT GUIDELINES

FA-2/FB-2 DCC FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE

BREAK-IN

PROTOTYPE INFORMATION

CHECKING AND ADJUSTING YOUR LOCOMOTIVE

MISSING OR DAMAGED PARTS

REMOVING THE SHELL

OPTIONAL PARTS

OPERATION – DC (SILENT)

INSTALLING A SILENT DCC DECODER

OPERATION – DC (SOUND)

OPERATION – DCC WITH SOUND

FUNCTIONS

FUNCTIONS: MORE INFORMATION

SOUND VOLUME SETTINGS

LIMITED “FIVE-YEAR-ISH” WARRANTY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Summary of Contents for 1600 HP

Page 1: ...NÇAIS AU VERSO 1600 HP FREIGHT PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVE RAPIDO TRAINS INCORPORATED MARKHAM ONTARIO 21_FA 2 FB 2_Instructions indd 1 21_FA 2 FB 2_Instructions indd 1 12 23 2019 6 08 42 PM 12 23 2019 6 08 42 PM ...

Page 2: ...EE free engines in exchange for the time machine What a deal If you are unhappy at the fact that the noses of all of your other Alco cab units now look wrong compared to your Rapido FA 2 FB 2 we have a solution for you BUY MORE RAPIDO MODELS You can reach us by email trains rapidotrains com by phone 1 855 LRC 6917 or 1 905 474 3314 or by snail mail at the address below Please do not send any model...

Page 3: ... OR DAMAGED PARTS 5 REMOVING THE SHELL 6 OPTIONAL PARTS 6 OPERATION DC SILENT 6 INSTALLING A SILENT DCC DECODER 7 OPERATION DC SOUND 7 OPERATION DCC WITH SOUND 8 FUNCTIONS 9 FUNCTIONS MORE INFORMATION 9 SOUNDVOLUME SETTINGS 12 LIMITED FIVE YEAR ISH WARRANTY 13 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 14 21_FA 2 FB 2_Instructions indd 3 21_FA 2 FB 2_Instructions indd 3 12 23 2019 6 08 42 PM 12 23 2019 6 08 42 PM ...

Page 4: ...later were equipped with steam generators and large combination fuel water tanks for medium duty passenger service Rather than refer to this family as the FA 2 FB 2 FPA 2 FPB 2 we ll just refer to it as the FA 2 or FB 2 series The new FA 2 series locomotives were launched at the end of 1950 in the form of two ABBA demonstrator sets Units featured uprated 1600hp 12 244D engines To complicate matter...

Page 5: ...ly and without binding If they catch on anything check to ensure that the ends of the trucks don t bind against any underbody piping or conduit If they do see that everything is firmly installed MISSING OR DAMAGED PARTS If you open your FA 2 or FB 2 box and discover that something has obviously been bumped in transit and is damaged please contact us If a part has broken off the easiest way to reat...

Page 6: ...In order to create the most accurate models we possibly can within practical limitations we have tooled multiple fuel tanks bodies truck sideframes roofs ends grabs and more wee bits than we care to count We have installed most of these parts at the factory to represent the prototype units as they appeared in the schemes offered However in many cases railroads added grab irons sunshades and other ...

Page 7: ...six function outputs We feel the 21 pin connectors are superior because there are enough pins to ensure that all your lighting functions are connected The necessary resistors are included on our motherboard so you don t have to tinker around with resistors Just plug in the recommended decoder and you have DCC OPERATION DC SOUND To operate your sound equipped FA 2 or FB 2 locomotive on a DC layout ...

Page 8: ...decoder manual This is available for download on the FA 2 FB 2 page in the Support section of our web site LOCOMOTIVE ADDRESS Your Rapido FA 2 and FB 2 comes from the factory with a decoder address of 3 We suggest if you are using DCC control that you first test that the locomotive responds on address 3 Once you have verified that the locomotive is responding you should assign it a unique address ...

Page 9: ...F5 Doppler Horn F19 Number boards off on F6 Ditch Lights F20 Rear backup light F7 Dim the Headlights F8 Startup Mute Shutdown F9 Class Lights White Green Off F10 Mars Light F11 Brake set release F12 Switching Mode FUNCTIONS MORE INFORMATION F1 BELL Rings the bell obviously enough There are three optional bell sounds loaded on your decoder See the Bells section for details on how to select other st...

Page 10: ... t want to blind the oncoming crew or your potential passengers F9 WHITE CLASS LIGHTS It was common practice for railroads to run freight and passenger trains to a schedule But in the event your railroad needed to move some unscheduled cargo you will want to turn on the white class lights These would be used when pulling a freight train or any other non scheduled train such as a track inspection t...

Page 11: ...f the Rapido web site F17 EMERGENCY LIGHT Not content with just a flashing Mars light the C NW installed red emergency warning lights on their nose doors If you have a C NW unit this button will activate that light If you don t have a C NW unit don t spend too long trying to figure out what this function does F18 AIR LET OFF These functions turn on or off the SarcoValve On the real FA 2 and FB 2 i...

Page 12: ... can also adjust the relative volume levels of the different elements of the sound recordings If you are the type of guy who wants his FA 2 FB 2 bell heard in the next province or state you have lots of room to increase its volume Ours is set at level 62 of a possible 128 To set the volume levels go into the program mode on your DCC system refer to your system s manual for instructions on how to d...

Page 13: ... will need for normal operation these instructions have covered just a small number of the many customizable features of your ESU LokSound decoder For advanced users who want to more fully explore the capabilities of the decoder we suggest downloading the ESU LokSound V 5 decoder manual This is available on the FA 2 FB 2 page in the Support section of our web site LIMITED FIVE YEAR ISH WARRANTY We...

Page 14: ...ve us a shout and we ll do our best to help you out Yes even if it was your fault we will try our best to fix your locomotive for you Don t be shy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Special thanks toAnthracite Railroads HS Daniel Biernacki Duane Buck Jack Consoli Dan Dell Unto Larry DeYoung Erie Lackawanna HS Elden Gatwood Ken Goslett Great Northern RRHS Scott Hartley Ed Hawkins Matt Herman ESU Kevin J Holland Hoos...

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Page 17: ...opérer votre locomotive à des vitesses folles sur des courbes de 18 faire une passe à votre copain se trouvant de l autre côté de la pièce la manipuler alors que vos mains sont imprégnées de peinture fraiche ou tous autres dommages résultant d un usage abusif ne sera pas couvert par cette garantie Par conséquent si vous êtes victime d une catastrophe qui endommage votre locomotive veuillez communi...

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